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  1. Re:A common issue with MySpace - and you have to a by kirun · · Score: 2, Interesting · on John McCain's MySpace Page "Pranked"

    Well, I have one myspace user that hasn't yet noticed how much I improved(flashing image warning) their background - any image leeched from that folder also doubles as a page widener for the benefit of forum readers. Elsewhere, I had one image hotlinked from so many forums, I changed the filenames, and added a note to the page specifically asking people to host elsewhere. That didn't work, so I made a custom job which nicely fits with the style of most forums. Next, it seems game screenshots were being borrowed, so another switch (scroll down to EMMA-LATION) was required. Finally, a picture of Maggie Thatcher was hotlinked, so it was swapped(flashing image again) a bit as well.

  2. better french translation by sbwoodside · · Score: 2, Informative · on France Hostile To Open Source Software?

    My own translations.

    from http://www.infos-du-net.com/actualite/5760-loi-DAD VSI.html :

    The law covers "the act of circumventing technical measures (of protection) or making available methods permitting such circumvention, understood that these methods have a limited commercial purpose or a limited use for purposes other than circumvention."

    So, the law, if passed, will make it illegal to circumvent these protections, to make software that is capable of circumventing or that makes it easier to circumvent, its possession, promotion of such a system, communication for the same purpose, all with a penalty of 300 000 euros and 3 years in prison.

    from http://www.infos-du-net.com/actualite/5837-logicie ls-libres.html :

    "You will stop the publication of software [...] [We are ready to] pursue the authors of Free software who continue to divulge their source code [...]". On 18 nov 2005, at the Culture ministry, the SACEM took the world to court.

    SACEM is attacking Free software? This is not a fantasy, it's a reality supported by SNEP and SCPP, two other powerful defenders of music and the rights of authors in France. But where is the connection between these different guardians of culture and software? The answer is simply the vote on the amendment "VU/SACEM/BSA/FT Division Contenus" of the DADVSI law that we've talked so much about these last few weeks.

    [...]

    Pressure on the government:

    The last meeting of the Commission Sirinelli of the CSPLA (superior advisors on intellectual property) finally ended in an agitated debate with three powerful organizations opposed against the advocates for Free software.

    For Christophe Espern, the representative of Creative Commons France and co-founder of EUCD.INFO, the debate was nonsensical. "How can people pretend to defend culture and at the same time seek to stop the only software that allows everyone to access it? In my opinion, the contradiction is obvious: their intention is to control the public; culture is just a pretext."

    But for SNEP and SCPP the objective is simple and clear: "You will change your licenses".

    For whatever reason, the government is maintaining that the adoption of this bill is "urgent", which brings it to the forefront of debate and gives it priority treatment. As far as why it's so urgent - some people are asking why it's so urgent to pass a plan on intellectual property when the social issues related to the riots requires a national debate - nothing seems to justify this sudden interest in a subject unless it's the economic pressure of these powerful groups.

    The amendment didn't have to be proposed immediately, but a special meeting was held on Nov 25, and the decision now rests in the hands of the Parliament.

    *** This post is under CC-BY. Please feel free to edit/improve it***

  3. better french translation by sbwoodside · · Score: 2, Informative · on France Hostile To Open Source Software?

    My own translations.

    from http://www.infos-du-net.com/actualite/5760-loi-DAD VSI.html :

    The law covers "the act of circumventing technical measures (of protection) or making available methods permitting such circumvention, understood that these methods have a limited commercial purpose or a limited use for purposes other than circumvention."

    So, the law, if passed, will make it illegal to circumvent these protections, to make software that is capable of circumventing or that makes it easier to circumvent, its possession, promotion of such a system, communication for the same purpose, all with a penalty of 300 000 euros and 3 years in prison.

    from http://www.infos-du-net.com/actualite/5837-logicie ls-libres.html :

    "You will stop the publication of software [...] [We are ready to] pursue the authors of Free software who continue to divulge their source code [...]". On 18 nov 2005, at the Culture ministry, the SACEM took the world to court.

    SACEM is attacking Free software? This is not a fantasy, it's a reality supported by SNEP and SCPP, two other powerful defenders of music and the rights of authors in France. But where is the connection between these different guardians of culture and software? The answer is simply the vote on the amendment "VU/SACEM/BSA/FT Division Contenus" of the DADVSI law that we've talked so much about these last few weeks.

    [...]

    Pressure on the government:

    The last meeting of the Commission Sirinelli of the CSPLA (superior advisors on intellectual property) finally ended in an agitated debate with three powerful organizations opposed against the advocates for Free software.

    For Christophe Espern, the representative of Creative Commons France and co-founder of EUCD.INFO, the debate was nonsensical. "How can people pretend to defend culture and at the same time seek to stop the only software that allows everyone to access it? In my opinion, the contradiction is obvious: their intention is to control the public; culture is just a pretext."

    But for SNEP and SCPP the objective is simple and clear: "You will change your licenses".

    For whatever reason, the government is maintaining that the adoption of this bill is "urgent", which brings it to the forefront of debate and gives it priority treatment. As far as why it's so urgent - some people are asking why it's so urgent to pass a plan on intellectual property when the social issues related to the riots requires a national debate - nothing seems to justify this sudden interest in a subject unless it's the economic pressure of these powerful groups.

    The amendment didn't have to be proposed immediately, but a special meeting was held on Nov 25, and the decision now rests in the hands of the Parliament.

    *** This post is under CC-BY. Please feel free to edit/improve it***

  4. Already available in France and booming fast. by Nrodz · · Score: 1 · on TV Over Phone Lines To Arrive In 2005

    A couple of ISPs here have gotten into this already: Free offers this with its own-brewed FreeBox based on a linux kernel (http://adsl.free.fr/tv/) and Wanadoo as well with its LIveBox (http://www.infos-du-net.com/en/news/3209-wanadoo- livebox.html). Both meet quite a nice interest but I don't have figures here. Nrodz./.

  5. What if I post the DMCA'd links here? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting · on Google Removes Kazaa Links, Keeps Sponsored Links

    If I post the links for Kazaa Lite downloads that Google had to remove here on Slashdot, will Slashdot get a takedown notice? If so, will Slashdot comply? Moderators, please mod this up so that it will show up in the Google/Google News search index!

    a. http://www.kazaagold.com
    b. http://mp3download.com
    c. http://www.kazaalite.tk
    d. http://www.kaaza.com
    e. http://doa2.host.sk
    f. http://www.k-lite.tk
    g. http://www.kazaa-file-sharing-downloads.com
    h. http://www.kazaalite.nl
    i. http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm
    j. http://www.kazaa-download.de
    k. http://www.zeropaid.com
    l. http://www.kazaalite.nl/downloads.htm
    m. http://kazaa.infos-du-net.com
    n. http://www.kazaa-lite.tk
    o. http://www.kazaa-lite.info

  6. Why Even Bother ... Honestly? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Google Removes Links in Response to DMCA Complaint
    I notice that the law firm's address and phone numbers are marked out as "[private]" on the DMCA complaint.

    Odd, when they make it public information on their website (whose URL isn't blocked out in the PDF file) and they don't have any other branches:

    Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, L.L.P.
    15821 Ventura Boulevard
    Suite 525
    Encino, CA 91436
    (818) 444-4500
    (818) 444-4520 fax
    info@biztechlaw.com e-mail

    On a side note -- honestly curious, not meant to be trolling -- how is 378,000 results "a bit lacking"? And they only removed 14?

    As for the blocked links, "the Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it." -- L. Peter Deutsch (or John Gilmore)

  7. DO NOT VISIT THESE SITES by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Google Removes Links in Response to DMCA Complaint
    Warning! Under no circumstances are you to link or visit the following sites which provide information for Kazaa Lite:

    http://www.kazaagold.com
    http://mp3download.com
    http://www.kazaalite.tk
    http://www.kaaza.com
    http://doa2.host.sk
    http://www.k-lite.tk
    http://www.kazaa-file-sharing-downloads.com
    http://www.kazaalite.nl
    http://home/hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm
    http://www.kazaa-download.de
    http://www.zeropaid.com
    http//www.kazaalite.nl/downloads.htm
    http://kazaa.infos-du-net.com
    http://www.kazaa-lite.tk
    http://www.kazaa-lite.info

    I repeat, do not visit the above Kazaa Lite resources.